Chronic Disease

Desired Outcome – Reduce the impact of chronic disease and support achievement of vision for adults

Though our hopes are for adults to have healthy lifestyles, the reality is that there are many barriers to healthy lifestyles and there is room for improvement in several categories. Improvement will likely require interventions at multiple levels, including systems and policy levels as well as at the individual level.

Primary Indicators

Hawaii County has higher diabetes hospitalization and higher death rates for heart attacks and stroke.

Licensed physicians with a Hawaii Primary address per 1,000 population(chart)

Lifestyle Factors

Hawaii County has higher smoking rates than the state and residents who are of Hawaiian ethnicity have much higher smoking rates. Hawaii County has relatively high rates of alcohol consumption, which exceeds recommendations compared to the state. Hawaii County population meeting recommendations for physical activity and nutrition are actually slightly better than the state.